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Calls for Better Conditions for NYCHA Residents at BLM Rally in Brooklyn

Unlike many other Black Lives Matter rallies that happened across New York City this weekend, a rally on Sunday took place inside the NYCHA Kingsborough Houses Development in Crown Heights to highlight long-standing NYCHA health and safety issues tha
Covid-19 and Racial Justice Movements Show It’s Time for Black Food Sovereignty in Brooklyn

Covid-19 and Racial Justice Movements Show It’s Time for Black Food Sovereignty in Brooklyn

Black and brown communities in Brooklyn face an inordinate concentration of food deserts, where people lack access to healthy, affordable grocery stores and other nutritious options.
Brooklyn Author’s Historic Rowing Team Reunites for Documentary Film

Brooklyn Author’s Historic Rowing Team Reunites for Documentary Film

In the late 1990s, Arshay Cooper, now of Brooklyn, lived in Chicago, where he starred on America's first all-Black public high school rowing team.
’Everybody Showed Him Love’: Brooklyn Community Mourns Neighborhood Favorite Killed by Gun Violence

’Everybody Showed Him Love’: Brooklyn Community Mourns Neighborhood Favorite Killed by Gun Violence

The shooting death of a beloved Brooklyn man sent shockwaves through his community Monday as gun violence continues to soar in New York City. Wesley Green, 32, was killed in a hail of gunfire around 7 p.m. Sunday on the corner of E. 16th St.
District Leader Challengers Set to Win Big in Absentee Ballot Count

District Leader Challengers Set to Win Big in Absentee Ballot Count

A group of insurgent candidates for district leader — an unpaid position that serves as the governing body of Brooklyn's Democratic party apparatus — have soared to victory as absentee ballots trickled in this week.
Flowers, Teddy bear and Elmo Surround 1-year-old Shot at Brooklyn BBQ

Flowers, Teddy bear and Elmo Surround 1-year-old Shot at Brooklyn BBQ

Davell Samuel Earl Gardner Jr. would be celebrating his second birthday in September. He'd be grasping his bright red Elmo doll, golden brown Teddy bear with crimson bow and probably watching Teletubbies on TV and playing with his mom.
Bed-Stuy's Kosciuszko Pool Reopens

Bed-Stuy's Kosciuszko Pool Reopens

Kosciuszko Pool in Bed-Stuy has opened its doors a week ahead of its originally-scheduled reopening in August.
Crown Heights Racks Up Coronavirus Noncompliance Complaints: Data

Crown Heights Racks Up Coronavirus Noncompliance Complaints: Data

Brooklynites in the zip codes covering Crown Heights and Prospect Heights called the city to complain about neighborhood businesses violating the city's coronavirus reopening rules nearly 300 times since the city entered "phase three" of its economic
This Entrepreneur Built a Social Network for Moms and Has Great Advice to Help Working Mothers Thrive

This Entrepreneur Built a Social Network for Moms and Has Great Advice to Help Working Mothers Thrive

Katya Libin was 3 years old when her family immigrated to the U.S. from Russia. Her family settled in Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York in the late 1980s.
A Brooklyn Restaurant’s Answer to Cabin Fever: Summer Camp

A Brooklyn Restaurant’s Answer to Cabin Fever: Summer Camp

The other night a watermelon was brought to my table in the backyard of Olmsted , in Brooklyn. The first thing I noticed was its unusually compact size, slightly smaller than my teenage son's head.